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Question #1

For teenagers, the highest suicide rates are found among:

A African Americans and Hispanic Americans.

B white Americans and Hispanic Americans.

C white Americans and American Indians.

D American Indians and African Americans.

Question #2

What is the current incidence of severe unipolar depression in the United States?

A 1-5 percent

B 5-10 percent

C 8-15 percent

D 20-23 percent

Question #3

Sylvia shot herself by placing the gun barrel in her mouth in the middle of a dense wooded area where she knew she wouldn’t be heard or found. Sylvia is an example of what Edwin Shneidman refers to as a death:

A seeker.

B darer.

C initiator.

D ignorer.

Question #4

Your aunt says, “I know I’m depressed, and I think and worry about my depression constantly; however, I never actually do anything about it.” She is:

A providing an example of the cognitive triad.

B making ruminative responses.

C regressing toward the oral stage of development.

D committing errors in logic.

Question #5

A recently divorced individual who swears off dating for fear of experiencing another failed relationship has an increased risk of developing a depressive disorder, providing direct support for which theoretical explanations of depression?

A sociocultural and biological

B behavioral and sociocultural

C cognitive and behavioral

D psychodynamic and cognitive

Question #6

The type of clinician who would be MOST likely to ask “What are some things you enjoy doing, and how often do you do them?” would be a:

A sociocultural clinician.

B psychodynamic clinician.

C behavioral clinician.

D cognitive clinician.

Question #7

Ernest Hemingway was a physically strong, proud man who developed great concerns about his failing body. Depressed about his progressive illness, he intentionally ended his life. Edwin Shneidman would term Hemingway a death:

A darer.

B ignorer.

C seeker.

D initiator.

Question #8

Biochemical explanations for bipolar disorder focus on all of the following EXCEPT:

A genetic factors.

B hormonal functioning.

C neurotransmitter activity.

D ion activity.

Question #9

Darius thinks that his poor performance in math was due to a bad teacher. He also believes that he is good in language-based subjects. Darius is sure that he will do better in math next year. This is an example of:

A external, global, and stable attribution.

B external, specific, and unstable attribution.

C internal, specific, and stable attribution.

D internal, global, and stable attribution.

Question #10

What is a parasuicide?

A a suicide committed on the first try

B an attempt to commit suicide

C a suicide committed after many tries

D a murder followed by a suicide

Question #11

Many of today’s cognitive-behavioral therapists would agree that:

A therapy needs to be individualized, not delivered in a group setting.

B acceptance and commitment therapy is outdated and no longer useful.

C negative cognitions should be accepted, not necessarily eliminated.

D Beck’s approach to therapy should continue to be followed without modification.

Question #12

How do monoamine oxidase (MAO) inhibitors work?

A They increase the levels of reserpine in the blood.

B They increase supplies of norepinephrine in neurons.

C They decrease supplies of dopamine in neurons.

D They decrease supplies of serotonin in neurons.

Question #13

Which is NOT a long-term stressor particularly common among those who attempt suicide?

A divorce

B serious illness

C occupational stress

D an abusive environment

Question #14

A clinically depressed individual who has been threatening suicide finally shows a diminishing of depressive symptoms. This person’s risk of committing suicide:

A probably has decreased, although a slight risk remains.

B has increased dramatically; almost no one who is depressed commits suicide until she or he is recovering.

C has decreased substantially; almost no one who is depressed commits suicide once recovery from depression is under way.

D may have increased, because the person may have the energy to act on the suicidal impulse.

Question #15

Focusing on the addition of positive activities to the life of a patient with depression is a behavioral technique known as:

A behavioral activation.

B acceptance and commitment therapy.

C psychodynamic therapy.

D cognitive-behavioral therapy.

Question #16

At least _____ of manic patients treated with lithium improve.

A 75 percent

B 25 percent

C 60 percent

D 50 percent

Question #17

A therapist describes a patient who believes her personal worth is tied to each task she performs. She draws negative conclusions from very little evidence, amplifies minor mistakes into major character flaws, and suffers from repetitive thoughts that remind her of her flaws. You conclude that the therapist holds which theoretical orientation?

A psychoanalytic

B biological

C behavioral

D cognitive

Question #18

According to research studies, the success rate for interpersonal therapy is about the same as that for:

A cognitive therapy.

B placebo therapy.

C psychodynamic therapy.

D no therapy.

Question #19

“How can we reduce suicide risk for our kids?” asks the high school counselor, the day after one of the school’s star athletes commits suicide. Your BEST answer, based on research, is:

A “Reverse modeling works best.”

B “There really is little you can do, other than watch the students carefully.”

C “Postvention often helps.”

D “Close the school for a week, and let the students’ parents help them deal with the loss.”

Question #20

If your therapist encouraged you to explore your roles in life and how they might be changing or how your expectations might be different from someone else’s, your therapist would be using:

A psychodynamic therapy.

B behavioral therapy.

C cognitive therapy.

D interpersonal therapy.

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